Antismutting device for printing machinery.



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No. 879,443. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

E.AH. GOTTRELL. ANTISMUTIINGDEVIGE POR PRINTING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'la. 1907.

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PATENTED PEB. 18, 1908.

E. H. GOTTRBLL. y ANTISMUTTING DEVICE FOR PRINTINGMAGHINBRY.

AJPLIGATION FILED JULY 18l 1907.

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y? f L PATENTED FEB. 1s, 1908. E. H. GOTTRELL. Y ANTISMUTTING DEVICE PoR PRINTmGfM/ACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1907.

4 SHEETS-SHEET No. 879,443. y I PATEN'IED FEB. I8, 1908.

E. H. GOTTRELL.

ANTISMUTTING DEVICE FOR PRINTING IMIACHIIHRY.A APPLIUATION FILED JULY 18, 1907.v

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unir sans Parana orinieia` EDGA 1t Il. CCTTRELL, Ol" STON-INGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSlGNOR TO C. Bi COTITRELL Si SONS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA' ION OF NEW'JERSEY.

ANTISIWUTTING DEVICE FOR PRINTING MACHINERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

application ned .my 13.1907. semina 384.367.

being arranged so that one face of the same will be brought into contact with the printed web passing over one former and the opposite face of the endless smut web will be brought into contact with the printed web passing over the other former.

A further object is to provide a single device for preventing the accumulation of ink on both faces of the endless smut web.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents in perspective so much of a cuttiner and folding machine as will give a clear understanding of the construction, form and arrangenient of .the several parts of my improvement. Fig 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a cutting and folding machine with my improvement applied thereto, Fig.- 2a is a detail section showing more clearly the cleaning device for the endless smut web, Fig. 3 is a viewxin end elevation, Fig. 4 isa partial horizontal section taken in the plane of the line A-A of Fig. 3, the fountain and fountain roll being removed, and Fig. 5 is a detail section taken in the plane of i the line B--B of Fig. 4.

The framing of the cutting and folding niachin'e is denoted by 1. The printed web as it is led into the machine is denoted by .2 and the two webs out therefrom are denoted by 3 and 4. The foriners 5 and '6' around which the printed webs 3 and 4 are caused to pass, are supported by the framing 1v in the usual manner.` Rolls 7- and 8' are' mounted in the framing 1, over which rolls the printed web 2 is passed. A slitter 9 of any well known or approved form is used in conjunction with the roll 8 for slitting the printed web 2 as it passes from the roll 8 to form thetwo printed webs 3 and 4 which are passed over the l'orniers 5 and 6. This slitter 9 is shown as being supported from the fralripg 1. The printed web 3, after leavinw. the former 5,

passes around two longitudinally disposed horizontal upper and lower rolls 10 .and 11 mounted in the framing 1. The printed web 3 1s then led from the roll 11 in a direction at right angles to the direction of itsniovernent as it passes on to the former 5. f

The printed web 4 after it passes from the' former 6, passes around two longitudinally disposed horizontal upper and lower roli's'rll and 13. After passing around `the roll 13, the printed web is led from the machinein a direction at right angles to the direction in which it passes on to the former the transverse portion of this printed web 4 be' cated directly beneath the transverse portion of the printed web 3.

The endless smut web is denoted by 14.. T he path of this endless smutweb 14 through the machine is as follows. I t is led over the roli S and from thence over the former 5 be tween it and the printed web 3. Frein thence it is led around a longitudinally disposed roll 15 mounted in the framing adjacent to the roll 11. Frornthe roll 15 the 16 ari-an ed at an angle of forty five degrees Patented Feb. 18, 1998 to the rol 15 sov that the web 14 maybe led rearwardly around a transverse guide roll 17 mounted in the framing 1. From thence, the web 14 'is led upwardly and again over the roll 8 and over the former between it and the printed web 4, the opposite face being presented to the'printed web 4 and the' face which was presented to the printed web 3. After leaving the former 6, the smut web 14 passes between loi'igitudinally disposed horizontal up er and lower rolls 18 and 19 niountedin tie framing 1 adjacentto the roll'13. 'After passing around the roll 19, the, endless smut web 14 is passed around a turning bar 2() arranged at an angle of forty v'e degrees to the roll 19 so as to direct the web 14 rearwardly. From this turning bar 2O the smut web leads to and around a tranS- verse guide roll 21 mounted in the framing 1. From this guide roll 21 the web 14 leads up.-

wardly between the transverse guide roll 17 to a wiping roll 22. A fountain roll 23 is located 1n position to clean the wiping roll 22, which fountain roll is artially immersed in a bath of benzin or ot er cleaning material located in a-fountain 24.

The guide rolls 17 and the wiping roll 22 with its fountain roll 23 are of sufficient len th tooperate upon both portions of the en ess smut web as they are led upwardly to 35 f web guide roll 18 which in turn has as pur the roll 8. It will be seen that the opposite at the same speed as the printed webs and vupper printedv web roll 12.

also for operating the endless smut web cleaning device is constructed, arranged and operated as follows. An upright shaft 25 is driven at the desired speed from the press. This shaft has a bevel ear driving connection 26, 27 with the ro rinted web 2 passes before it is sub-divided.

his roll 7 has a s ur gear driving connection 28, 29, 30 with the roll 8 around which the endless smut web 14 `passes on its way to the formers.

The upright shaft 25 also has a bevel ear driving connection 31, 32 with a cross s aft 33 which in turn has a bevel gear drivin con- ',nection 34, 35 with the shaft of the ower e -printed web roll 13. The roll 13 has a spur gear driving connection 36, 37, 37 with the This roll 13 also hasa slpur gear driving connection 36, 37, 38, 39 wit the endless smut web guide roll 15.

This roll'15 has a spur gear driving connection 40, 41 with the lower printed web guide roll 11, which roll 1'1 in turn has a spur'gear driving connection 41, 42, 43 with Ythe upper printe vWeb guide roll 10,

The lower printed web roll 13 has a spur gear driving connection 36, 44 with the smut gear riving connection 45, 46 With the smut web guide roll 19.

The cross shaft 33 is provided with a=spur gear driving connection 47, 48 with the wiping roll 22. This wiping roll 22 has a spur gear driving .connection 49, 50 with the fountain roll 23. y

What I claim is:

1. In a cutting and folding machine, a plulrality of formers, means for passing printed webs over the formers, an endless smut web and means for passing it successively between the formers and printed webs at the same speed as the printed web. e

2. In a cutting and folding machine, a plurality of formers, means for passing printed webs over the formers, an endless smut web 7, over which the and means for passing the smut web between one former and its printed web wlth -one face against the printed web and between a succeeding former and its printed web with the other face against the printed device engaging the endless smut web for re- ,moving superfluous ink therefrom.

4. ,In a cutting andfolding machine, a plurality of formers, means for passing printed webs over the formers, an endless sn'iut web, means for passing it successively between the formers' and printed webs, and a single cleaning device for removing su erfluous ink from both faces of the smut weg.

5. In a cutting and folding machine, a plurality ofA formers, means for passing printed webs over,V the formers, an endless smut web,

means for passing the smut web between one former and its printed web with one face against the printed web and between a succeeding former and its printed web with the other face against the printed web and means for cleaning the faces of the smutweb rior .to engaging their res ective printed wefis.

6. In a cutting an folding machine, a plurality of formers, means for passing printed webs over the formers, turning bars and guide rolls, an endless smut web and means for assing it around the turning bars and gui e rolls and successively' between the formers and printed webs.

, 7. In a cutting and folding machine, a plurality of formers, means for passing printed webs over the formers, and thence laterally from the machine in two dierentI planes, turning bars andguide rolls, an endless smut web and means forpassing it around.the turning bars and guide rolls and sccessively be tween the formers and rinted webs.

. In testimony, that I c aim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presencel of two witnesses, `this 9th day of July, 1,907.

' EDGAR II. COTTRELL.

Witnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY THIEME. 

